OpenGL 4.1 introduced the glGetProgramBinary and glProgramBinary functions, which allow us to save and load compiled shader program binaries. Note that this functionality is still quite dependent on the OpenGL driver, and is not widely supported. For example, the Intel drivers on macOS do not support any binary formats.
In this recipe, we'll outline the steps involved in saving and loading a compiled shader program.
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